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A conservation effort in eastern Indonesia helped reduce thresher shark catches by 91% among participating fishers by providing alternative income opportunities, according to a recent study.
The program, which ran from 2021 to 2023, supported nine voluntary fishers with resources to transition to new livelihoods, leading to increased income for some, though a few struggled due to personal challenges and job instability.
By Basten Gokkon
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/03/community-based-conservation-cuts-thresher-shark-fishing-by-91-in-indonesia-study/
Mongabay Environmental News · Community-based conservation cuts thresher shark fishing by 91% in Indonesia: StudyJAKARTA — A thresher shark conservation effort in eastern Indonesia focusing on alternative sources of income has reduced up to 90% of catches of the globally endangered species, a new study shows. For decades, the pelagic thresher shark (Alopias pelagicus) has been a primary target for small-scale fishing communities in Alor Archipelago of Indonesia’s East […]